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Police said the driver, Jawan Jerome Richards, 23, of Baltimore, put the car into reverse and slammed into the police vehicle, which led the officers to open fire.

"Well, this was a ceasefire squad, and when they recognize certain things that might lead them to reasonable and articulable suspicion, they investigate it. In this scenario, they ultimately found a gun in the driver's portion of the vehicle," Baltimore Police Department Director T.J. Smith said.

Police said officers recovered a handgun and drugs from the vehicle. Officers took Richards and two other occupants of the car into custody, police said. Richards suffered a non-life-threatening injury to his neck and was taken to a hospital.

Richards was charged with various gun charges, as well as driving/attempted to drive a vehicle without a license and driving on a suspended license.

Baltimore police identified on Thursday the officers involved as Officer Robert Hankard and Officer Carmine Vignola. Both are nine-year veterans of the force and are assigned to the Operational Intelligence Section Cease Fire Unit. They have been placed on routine administrative leave.

None of the officers involved in the incident were injured, police said.

The case is being reviewed by the Carroll County State's Attorney's Office, police said.

Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office spokeswoman Rochelle Ritchie said Carroll County is handling the case because "The (Baltimore City) State's Attorney's Office has a potential conflict of interest in all cases evolving out of this incident due to a personal relationship between one of our Assistant State's Attorneys and one of the Baltimore police officers allegedly involved in the shooting. Accordingly, the cases are being referred to the Carroll County State's Attorney's Office."